Combined wrist-strap and coin-holder.



W. L. TIDD.

COMBINED WRIST STRAP AND G01N HOLDER. APPLICATION HLED MAR.7. 1913.

Patented. Dec. 2, 1913.

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Specication of Letters Patent.v Application led March 7 1918. ,.SeriaLNo. 752,625.

' Patented Dec. 2,1913.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I,.W1NTHnoP L. TIDD, a citizen of the United States,.,residing at Taunton, inthe county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new 4and useful` Improvements* in Combined lVrist-Straps and Coin-Holders, of which the following is a'specifi'cation.

My invention relates to certain novel improvements in a combined wrist-strapfand coin-holder adapted to be worn .by ladies, all evs-hereinafter set forth and claimed.

The object I have in view is to provide a more eicient coin holder combined'with a flexible strap capable ofbeing detachably Vconnected to the wrist; the holder .proper being positioned inthe strap so that when ,in use, the wearer is enabled tomampulate' Athe same withgreater facility, as :for example, when charging the device with the coins or in removing them singly therefrom.

vIn the accompanyingsheet of drawings, Figure l represents a to plan view of.rnyimproved combined wrlst-strap and ,coin-, holder, the strap member lying fiatwise; Fig. 2 is a similar view,the cover member of the coin-holder and portions of the strap being omitted; Fig. 3 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the strap, taken on line 3 3 of Fig. l; Figza is a artial vertical sectional view, in enlarge scale, taken through the coin-holder; and Fig. 5 represents a corresponding side elevation of it.

The following is a more detailed description of the device: The latter as a whole is indicated by th'e letter A.

a indicates the flexible member or leather strap adapted to be removably attached to the wrist of the user; the center portion of theA strap is enlarged, as at a2, and serves as va base for supporti the coin-holder C, later described. b in icates a similarly shaped central exible member superimposed on the said part,I a2 (Figs. 2 and 3) and interlocking therewith through the medium of alining openings b1, through which latter the respective end portions of the., strap extend; as thus constructed a shallow; space b4 is formed between the adjacent sur' faces of the portions a2 and bl The coin- Vholder C is formed of sheet metal and converted by suitable tools into the cylindrical hollow box-like article shown. The lower ed e of the vertical walls c is secured to the dis like base c1, the latter in turn being bent to edges. See Fig. 5.

produce a circular hollow beaded outer edge 0*,- a portion of the-latter is cut away at (l1 to form, in1 connection with the movable member` t,va hinge-joint. The upper por-` tion of the side c is inturned at right angles to form a substantially semi-circular flat flange c5. See Figs. 2- and 4. The front or u uflanged upper part of the. wall is recessed circumferentially to form a lpassage t for coins or nickels, when the cover is swung upward. A movable cover member c2. surmounts the box-like holder C, its outer edge being turned or bentto produce a hollow circular rim o8, substantiall like thesaid bottom edge 04, The rim c3 1s Amade to snap v.over the top of thecoinholder to maintain the latter in the normally.y closed position; 1t is. also cut away at d to receive the member la.. This latter element .la is comparatively thick and stiff and'has oppositely disposed integral upper and lower journalsor p intles h1 movably mounted in the respectlve ends of the openingsdl, d of the hollow lThe interior of the container or holder is constructed in a well-known way. That is, a light spiral spring s' is `surmounted bya follower f, the-spring causing the follower to automatically press the coins n upward against the underside of said flanges c,

In assembling the par-ts, t-he barrel c of the holder is snugly insertedin a circular hole b2 therefor formed in the upper flexible member Z1; the edge of said hole has a notch ba therein to receive. the hinge bar h, the latter being located diametrically opposite the outlet side ofthe container and in alinement therewith -longitudinally of the strap. When thus mounted' the lower rim c4 Iis held in the narrowvertical chamber or space?)4l separatin the enlarged central portions b, a2 of the exiblemem'bers. c3 ofthe cover is hinged to the upper end of vertical bar It, thev latter also being hinged to the lower rim 04. As thus constructed and mounted, the nickel-charged holder C of the device A, when worn on the nsers wrist, is adapted to be easily and lfquickly manipulated, r'st swingingthe cover rearwardly as indicated by dotted lines, Fig. 2, at the same time thel'user presses slightly upon" the upper ex osed nickel n and slidesit forward latwise out of the holder, followed by a light tap upon the cover to return it to the normally closed sition; the operation just described ,being accomplished in two or three seconds. It

The rim will xbe noted that the member halso serves to prevent the holder from becoming acei-A denially displaced.

I do not claim broadly a wrist-strap provided with means adapted for holding and dispensing coins therefrom; my inventioncapable of being readily manipulated by the fingers of one hand.

I claim as my invention 1. A exible wrist-strap having an enlarged integral portion intermediate its ends, a superimposed flexible member having a. circular central hole ltherein, the said last-named member having the other exible member threaded in and extendin longitudinally therethrou h, the com ina-tion therewith of a coin-itiolder having an enlarged outer base interposed iatwise between the adjacent faces of said flexible members, the side walls of the body 'of the holder snugly fitting the circular hole formed in said superimposed member and extendingupwardly therethrough, a cover, pa

through and fitting a notch or recess formed' 1n the 'said upper exible member to secure the 'holder against axial bodily movementl land having said bar member hinged both to said'enlarged base and cover members, constructd and'arranged whereby when in use, the cover and the bar are a apted to be easily and quickly swung rearwardly on their hinges to permit the removal of a coin laterally from the holder.

2. The combination with a 4wrist-strap, of a coin-holder held and positioned therein, av hinged cover member, said .coin-holder having the peripheral edges or rim portions of its 'base and cover extending circumferentially beyond the walls of its body or barrel part, and a vertically disposed movable hinge-bar jointed both tothe said outer rims of the base and cover, said bar also engaging an opening or recess formed in the wriststrap, whereby'the coin-holder is held bodily against axial movement.

In testimony whereof I have aiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WINTHROP L. TIDD.,

Witnesses: Y

GEO. H. REMINGTON, CALVIN H. BROWN.- 

